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bahu nrtya-gita kaila premavista hana

panda-pala aila sabe mala-prasada lana

SYNONYMS

bahu—much; nrtya-gita—dancing and chanting; kaila—performed; prema-avista—in ecstatic love; hana—being; panda-pala—the priests and attendants; aila—came; sabe—all; mala-prasada—a garland and remnants of the food of Jagannatha; lana—offering.

In ecstatic love Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced and chanted.

At that time all the attendants and priests came to offer Him a garland and the remnants of Lord Jagannatha’s food.

PURPORT

Those who are priests engaged in Lord Jagannatha’s service are called pandas or panditas, and they are brahmanas.

The attendants who look after the temple’s external affairs are called palas.

The priests and attendants went together to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.